This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-24581412
The article has changed 3 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 1 | Version 2 |
|---|---|
| Diepsloot toddlers: South African rape and murder charges | Diepsloot toddlers: South African rape and murder charges |
| (about 2 hours later) | |
| Four men have been charged with the rape and murder of two toddlers in the South African township of Diepsloot, north of Johannesburg. | Four men have been charged with the rape and murder of two toddlers in the South African township of Diepsloot, north of Johannesburg. |
| A fifth suspect was arrested on Friday after police issued an identikit photo. | A fifth suspect was arrested on Friday after police issued an identikit photo. |
| His arrest sparked violent protests outside a police station in Diepsloot as hundreds of demonstrators demanded he be handed over to the crowd. | His arrest sparked violent protests outside a police station in Diepsloot as hundreds of demonstrators demanded he be handed over to the crowd. |
| Police fired rubber bullets to disperse those who had blocked a road and were throwing stones and burning tyres. | |
| The bodies of two girls, aged two and three, were found dumped in community toilets on Tuesday morning. | The bodies of two girls, aged two and three, were found dumped in community toilets on Tuesday morning. |
| The girls, who were cousins, went missing on Saturday from outside their home while playing with friends. | The girls, who were cousins, went missing on Saturday from outside their home while playing with friends. |
| Earlier this week, President Jacob Zuma urged people not to take the law into their own hands. | Earlier this week, President Jacob Zuma urged people not to take the law into their own hands. |
| South Africa has one of the highest rates of sexual violence in the world. Police figures show that 64,000 cases were reported last year. | |
| Police reward | |
| According to the South African Press Association, the girls' funeral is going be held on Saturday. | |
| The fifth suspect was arrested early on Friday morning in Alexandra, a township in Johannesburg, a day after his photo-fit image was released along with an offer of a 100,000 South African rand award ($10,200, £6,300) for information. | |
| He is expected to be charged on Monday. | |
| The case of the four men charged in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court on Friday was postponed until next Thursday to allow for them to seek legal aid. | |
| Diepsloot, in Gauteng province, is a shanty town with little infrastructure, where the vast majority of residents are unemployed. | |
| Competition for jobs often leads to friction between local residents and foreigners. | |
| Following the discovery of the girls' bodies on Tuesday, foreign-owned shops were looted and Somali shop-owners told the BBC's Somali Service that they had to flee the area until the police arrived. | |
| The head of Gauteng province, Nomvula Mokonyane, visited Diepsloot on Friday. | |
| "This is something that must never happen to anybody's child," the Gauteng premier said outside the girls' family home. | |
| Earlier this year, South Africans were shocked by the gang-rape of a 17-year-old girl who later died in hospital. | |
| One man last week admitted his part in her killing. | |
| It was an attack that saw South Africans drawing parallels with the brutal rape and killing of a 23-year student in India's capital, Delhi. | |
| South Africa, a country of 52 million people, has more cases of rape reported to the police each year than India, a country of one billion. |